The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
4:58 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 342.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.75° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.56° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.