The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
5:27 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 153.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 19.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.25° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.31° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.