The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 9.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.44° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.84° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| 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.