The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2163
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
1:01 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2970
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 | 292.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.92° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.91° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.