The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
1:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2284
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 | 115.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.35° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.46° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.