The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 17, 2027
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
8:56 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 316.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.06° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.24° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.