The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 30, 1927
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
8:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 59
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.56° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.