The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2194
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
1:17 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3354
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.59° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.92° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.