The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
4:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2556
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 11.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.42° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.64° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.