The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 1949
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
9:39 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 331
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 | 71.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.68° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.36° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| 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.