The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2128
Waxing Crescent
2.9% 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
8:28 AM
9:13 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2544
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 | 19.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.37° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.27° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.