The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2111
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
3:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2333
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 | 286.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.87° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.97° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.