The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2117
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
2:35 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.47° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.15° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.