The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 1939
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
5:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 207
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / 0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.82° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.28° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.