The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 1946
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
9:06 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 293
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 | 9.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.75° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.33° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.