The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2047
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
11:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1542
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.40° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.50° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.