The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2177
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
9:51 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3150
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.35° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.38° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.