The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 1953
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
11:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 380
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 | 242.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.00° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.07° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| 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.