The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2145
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2748
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.99° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.81° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.