The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2066
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
11:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1777
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.86° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.69° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.