The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 1915
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
8:49 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -91
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 313.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.22° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.