The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 1927
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
10:53 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 58
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.59° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.97° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.