The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2003
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:39 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.20° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.