The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 1977
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
7:37 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:20 AM, is deepest at 4:29 AM and ends at 6:38 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.25° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.