The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2170
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
7:45 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 192.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.12° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.72° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| 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.