The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 1962
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
7:12 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 491
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 | 347.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.55° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.65° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.