The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2127
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:24 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2525
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 331.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 2.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.33° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.85° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.