The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2079
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
8:59 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1938
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 | 12.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.97° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.15° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.