The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
5:44 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3193
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 | 159.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.82° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.71° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.