The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2027
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
6:52 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 333.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.29° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.11° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.