The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2158
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
5:14 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 185.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.29° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.72° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.