The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 1913
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
5:08 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -115
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.74° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.27° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.