The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2196
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
5:20 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3378
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.22° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.16° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.