The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2040
Waning Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
12:47 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 249.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.15° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.68° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.