The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 1919
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
9:03 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -40
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.47° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.15° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.