The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
1:42 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 269
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 117.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.66° / -0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.17° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.