The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2117
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:29 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2407
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.12° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.78° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.