The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 20, 2027
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:03 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1288
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 4:11 PM, is deepest at 6:12 PM and ends at 8:13 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 350.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.17° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.