The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 1, 2027
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:23 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 0.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.96° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.97° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.