The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 1964
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
1:58 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 516
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.96° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.98° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.