The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 1972
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
12:55 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.51° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.37° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.