The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2107
Waxing Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
11:13 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2278
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 | 53.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 99.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.40° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.43° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.