The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1926
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
7:24 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 39
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 344.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.43° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.