The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 1998
Waxing Crescent
38.2% 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
1:35 PM
11:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 937
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 | 76.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.53° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.01° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.