The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2078
Waning Gibbous
76.7% 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
10:44 PM
11:47 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus 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 | 237.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.65° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.09° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| 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.