The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2026
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
8:26 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 192.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.84° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.61° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.