The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2103
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
5:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 305.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.89° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.61° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.