The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
1:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1579
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 | 115.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.62° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.45° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.