The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 1960
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
11:15 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 466
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.03° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.72° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.