The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2101
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
9:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2210
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 | 34.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.24° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.41° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.