The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 1960
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 467
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.47° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.41° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.