The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
90.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 PM
3:50 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.3%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.35° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.64° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.