The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2030
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:12 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1331
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 | 344.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 10.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.61° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.97° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| 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.