The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2045
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
6:53 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1517
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:52 AM, is deepest at 9:53 AM and ends at 11:54 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 319.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.65° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.