The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
2:33 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 874
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.91° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.66° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.