The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 1902
Waning Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -252
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 | 286.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.95° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.48° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.