The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 1943
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
6:49 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 256
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 174.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.24° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.84° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.