The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 1989
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
6:17 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 825
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 | 335.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 6.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.86° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.78° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.