The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 1956
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 PM
1:04 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 416
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 | 251.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.54° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.33° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| 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.