The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
6:13 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -12.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.39° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.65° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.