The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2032
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1356
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.15° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.30° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.