The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 28, 1927
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 58
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.93° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.90° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.