The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2115
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
9:41 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2377
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.48° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.09° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.