The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2151
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
7:02 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2828
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 307.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -12.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.94° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.94° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.