The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2123
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
8:24 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2476
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 | 19.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.18° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.74° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.