The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2114
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
11:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2364
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.22° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.05° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.