The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2122
Waning Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
5:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 307.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 243.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.09° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.43° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.