The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2008
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
6:23 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1060
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 178.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.59° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.61° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.