The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2152
Waning Crescent
10.3% 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
6:55 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2840
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.5° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.89° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.70° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.