The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 1951
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
5:51 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 355
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.22° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.16° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.