The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2108
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
12:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 246.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.14° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.10° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.