The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
4:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 154.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 5.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.94° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.26° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.