The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2027
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
4:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.51° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.54° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.