The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2027
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
6:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.01° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.31° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.