The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 1969
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
9:22 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 578
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 203.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.50° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.37° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.