The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
3:45 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3026
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.43° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.21° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.