The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
2:24 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 133.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.76° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.44° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.