The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2027
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
7:27 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 162.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.02° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.55° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.