The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1950
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
6:43 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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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 | 180.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 315.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.39° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.