The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2100
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
2:41 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
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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 | 266.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.47° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.72° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.