The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2120
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:06 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 185.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.73° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.11° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.