The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 28, 2027
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
6:21 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1295
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 177.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.65° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.41° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.