The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 1903
Waxing Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:14 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -239
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.88° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.64° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.