The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2127
Waning Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
12:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 244.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.75° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.69° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| 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.