The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
81.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
4:34 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.5%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 37.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 23.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.05° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.94° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.