The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Waning Crescent
12.4% 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
2:58 AM
6:25 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1059
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 | 318.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.59° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.27° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.