The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2073
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
4:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 290.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.55° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.78° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.