The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2018
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
7:49 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1183
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 303.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -8.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.39° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.94° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.