The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2095
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
7:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2135
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 | 334.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.5° / 180.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.48° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.51° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.