The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 27, 2182
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
7:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.88° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.76° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.