The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2060
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
9:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1703
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.75° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.73° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.