The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2104
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
8:28 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2241
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.30° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.56° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.