The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2187
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
3:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3273
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.17° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.98° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.