The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2189
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
8:23 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -6.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.68° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.50° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.