The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2033
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
9:26 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1369
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 | 30.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.15° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.86° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.