The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 1965
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
9:01 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 529
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.56° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.19° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.