The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2055
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
11:35 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 67.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.35° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.14° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.