The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 27, 2168
Waning Crescent
34.6% 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
12:59 AM
4:02 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3038
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 | 288.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 262.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.08° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.40° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.