The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2198
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 302.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.27° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.42° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.