The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
2:35 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2420
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 | 136.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.41° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.07° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.