The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
87.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
5:22 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3292
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 | 139.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 27.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.68° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.28° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.