The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2059
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
6:41 PM
7:38 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1684
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° 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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.23° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| 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.