The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 1913
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
4:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- -116
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 | 303.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.93° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.94° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.