The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% 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
6:49 PM
3:03 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 141.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.7° / 44.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.03° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.06° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.