The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2040
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
7:21 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 176.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 348.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.82° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.6° |
| 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.