The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2147
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:35 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 206.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.54° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.25° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.