The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2172
Waxing Crescent
14.8% 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
9:02 AM
10:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3082
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.87° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.84° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.