The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2134
Waxing Gibbous
60.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
12:12 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.27° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.94° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.28° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.