The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2046
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
5:32 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1529
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 | 304.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.32° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.63° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.