The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2021
Full Moon
99.6% 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
7:41 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1214
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 | 184.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 338.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.15° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.96° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.