The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2065
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
5:49 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1764
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 | 310.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.78° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.45° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.