The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
5:30 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2958
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 | 154.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 18.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.73° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.51° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.