The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
5:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1616
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 | 161.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.4° / 350.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.16° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.45° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.