The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 1921
Waning Crescent
37.8% 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
12:52 AM
3:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -17
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 | 284.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.13° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.79° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.