The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2138
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 278.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.25° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.13° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.