The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2157
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
8:17 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 217.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 295.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -10.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.64° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.03° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.