The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
2:52 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 70
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 | 137.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 51.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.09° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.22° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.