The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
3:38 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 117.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 47.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.82° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.68° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| 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.