The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2168
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
9:47 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 235.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.11° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.27° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.