The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
2:57 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.13° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.95° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.