The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2139
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
5:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.46° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.90° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.