The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 1924
Waning Crescent
7.5% 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
4:06 AM
6:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 20
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 | 328.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.41° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.93° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.