The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2021
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
12:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 | 241.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.84° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.89° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.