The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 27, 2169
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
11:26 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 68.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.70° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.72° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.74° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.