The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2161
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
9:03 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2946
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 | 27.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 6.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.12° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.