The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2085
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
11:42 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 81.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.84° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.89° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.