The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 1971
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
10:59 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 602
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.36° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.49° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.