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The Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2021: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°

Full Moon at

08:17UTC

Moon phase on February 27, 2021Full Moon

Saturday 27 February 2021370,047 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 27, 2021, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
370,047 km229,937 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Snow Moon, 370,583 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 27, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:21 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 19, 202118:48
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, February 27, 202108:17
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, March 6, 202101:30

The Moon around February 27

More about this date

Saturday, February 27, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2021 to the new moon of March 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.64 days.