The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 1914
First Quarter
44.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
10:32 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -103
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.06° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.19° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.