The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2027
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
10:25 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.10° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.30° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.04° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.