The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2133
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
11:43 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2599
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 | 279.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.30° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.85° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.