The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
5:56 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 170.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 333.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.67° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.86° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.