The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2157
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2902
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.77° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.94° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.