The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:45 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1159
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 | 322.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 209.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.99° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.93° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| 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.