The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2126
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
11:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2513
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 | 58.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.84° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.62° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.