The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2383
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 | 95.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.70° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.08° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.