The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2071
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
9:39 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1839
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 | 31.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -1.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.09° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.47° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.