The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
44.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
11:26 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.44° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.29° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.