The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2163
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
6:46 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 | 335.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.62° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.93° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.