The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Full Moon
99.7% 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
6:54 PM
7:40 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 979
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.9° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.54° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.