The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1978
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 293.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.02° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.98° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.