The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2136
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
1:46 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2636
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 | 309.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.95° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.76° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.