The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 1937
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
1:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 181
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.46° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.53° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.