The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2160
Waning Crescent
21.7% 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
2:05 AM
5:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 304.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.61° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.04° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.