The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 1984
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
9:09 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 763
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.75° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.