The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2184
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.35° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.12° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| 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.