The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 1931
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
6:11 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 107
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.26° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.47° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.