The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2158
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
9:33 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2915
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 | 42.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -11.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.07° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.19° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.