The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 1901
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
3:28 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -264
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.03° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.92° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.