The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 1948
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 318
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 | 289.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.72° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.76° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.