The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1967
Waning Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
2:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 552
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 279.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.44° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.53° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.