The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 1997
Waning Crescent
24.6% 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
2:06 AM
4:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 923
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 | 300.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 247.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.17° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.79° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.