The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 353.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.85° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.54° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.