The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2074
Waxing Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
11:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 65.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.35° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.33° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.