The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2147
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 0.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.54° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.69° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.