The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 1952
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
11:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 367
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.00° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.07° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.