The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2156
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
1:14 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2884
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.07° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.53° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.