The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2009
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1072
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.55° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.87° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.