The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2105
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
9:11 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2259
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / 4.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.11° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.