The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 27, 2150
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
11:13 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2816
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 | 63.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.67° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.54° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.