The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 1927
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
7:11 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 57
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.19° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.14° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.