The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2149
Waning Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
4:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2803
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.53° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.59° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.