The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2015
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
6:40 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1147
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 9:06 PM, is deepest at 10:47 PM and ends at 12:27 AM. Totality lasts from 10:10 PM to 11:23 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 337.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.79° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.