The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2118
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
12:39 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2414
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 | 78.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.77° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.97° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.