The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 1989
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
6:27 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 824
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 | 318.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 228.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.92° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.45° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.