The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2014
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:19 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1135
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 | 38.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.43° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.33° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.