The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2109
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
4:37 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.90° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.81° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| 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.