The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2109
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:06 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2309
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 | 17.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.02° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.10° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.