The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 1987
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
9:37 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / -4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.52° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.81° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.