The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2112
Waxing Crescent
22.9% 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
11:36 AM
10:59 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2346
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 | 56.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.46° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.93° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.