The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 1983
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 PM
12:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 751
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 | 242.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.88° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.