The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2161
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2952
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.36° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.10° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| 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.