The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
3:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1950
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.9° / 17.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.83° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.26° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.