The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 25, 1927
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
7:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 57
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.88° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.38° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.