The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 133
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 103.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.04° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.08° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.