The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2049
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 351.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 8.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.91° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.78° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.