The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2146
Waning Gibbous
64.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
1:00 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.5%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.68° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.50° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.