The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2043
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 271.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 279.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.86° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.53° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.