The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 27, 2166
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
9:25 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / 3.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.86° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.88° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.