The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
5:55 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2457
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 | 170.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 334.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -10.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.58° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.06° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.