The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2027
Waning Gibbous
65.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
1:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.62° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.67° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.97° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.