The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2051
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
1:20 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 256.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.50° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.90° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.