The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
1:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.3° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.94° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.25° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.