The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2180
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3187
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.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.95° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.30° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| 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.