The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
6:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1195
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 | 321.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 220.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.21° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.50° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.