The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 1976
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 665
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 | 53.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.97° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.73° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.