The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2098
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:00 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.18° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.34° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.