The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2133
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
6:54 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2605
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 | 322.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.2° / 218.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.50° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.89° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.