The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
5:26 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2086
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.4° / 343.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.79° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.08° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.