The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 1986
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
4:30 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 788
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 | 286.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.06° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.63° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.