The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
12:09 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2853
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.46° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.48° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| 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.