The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2059
Waning Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
11:55 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 239.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 285.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.02° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.29° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.