The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 14, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
3:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.8° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.96° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.75° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.