The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
12:50 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.89° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.20° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.