The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2173
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
12:03 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 239.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.12° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.49° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.69° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.