The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 1927
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
8:51 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 58
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.74° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.14° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.