The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
5:54 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1851
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 335.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -12.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.41° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.68° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.