The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
5:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 541
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.97° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.59° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.