The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
12:45 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 103.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.84° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.04° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.