The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1927
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
7:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 51
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 344.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.36° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 28.0° |
| 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.