The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2185
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
3:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 329.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 201.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.86° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.86° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.