The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
6:07 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 333.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.50° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.