The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2130
Waning Gibbous
82.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
9:31 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.5%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2562
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 53m / -6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.32° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.85° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| 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.