The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
2:39 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.97° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.63° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.