The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2177
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
5:40 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 180.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.48° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.55° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.