The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 1920
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
5:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -29
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.5° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.41° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.65° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| 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.