The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2081
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1962
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.01° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.14° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.