The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2027
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
7:53 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / 4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.06° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.