The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1916
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
6:33 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -79
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 | 348.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.68° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.11° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.