The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1905
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
5:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -215
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.29° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.61° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.