The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1922
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
11:25 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -4
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 | 66.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.09° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.34° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.