The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2084
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
6:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.70° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.26° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.