The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2076
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
7:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1900
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.52° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.93° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.