The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
1:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3224
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 | 105.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.46° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.43° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.