The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2198
Waning Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
10:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3403
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 | 258.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.16° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.47° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.