The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 1970
Waning Crescent
7.7% 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
4:29 AM
6:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 590
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.02° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.97° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.