The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2019
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1196
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 164.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.52° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.85° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.