The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
5:35 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 165.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 343.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -11.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.33° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.63° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.