The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
62.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
2:15 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2785
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 | 104.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.66° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.91° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.