The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2166
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
3:35 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.22° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.05° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.