The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2062
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:52 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1727
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 280.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.72° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.34° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.