The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2017
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1172
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.80° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.17° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.20° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.