The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 1990
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
11:32 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 837
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -24.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.05° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.67° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.