The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
2:25 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1480
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 | 134.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 61.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 26m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.01° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.85° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.