The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2054
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
3:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1628
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 | 286.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.80° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.98° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.