The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
86.9% 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
2:42 PM
5:06 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2587
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 | 137.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.96° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.69° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.