The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
6:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 314.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 239.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.29° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.27° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.