The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2104
Waxing Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
11:24 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 76.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.25° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.28° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.