The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 27, 2179
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
4:31 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3174
Events on this date
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.15° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.