The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
4:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3261
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 | 153.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.3° / 7.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.81° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.43° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.