The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2149
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
9:52 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2797
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.79° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.63° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.