The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2141
Waning Crescent
20.4% 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
2:10 AM
5:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2704
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 | 306.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 244.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.97° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.24° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| 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.