The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 1942
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
8:25 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 243
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 | 199.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -4.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.38° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.91° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.