The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2624
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 | 172.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 353.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.96° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.