The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2112
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
6:36 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2340
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 162.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.82° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.22° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.