The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2034

Full Moon Harvest Moon

99.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
15.0 days
Distance
367,200 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1382

Events on this date

  1. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:30 PM, is deepest at 10:46 PM and ends at 11:01 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.

  2. Full Moon Harvest Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun173.84°
Phase angle6.16°
Illuminated fraction99.71%
Altitude / azimuth-49.0° / 336.6°
Right ascension / declination23h 55m / -0.99°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude358.47° / -0.41°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.60° / 1.00°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude1.99° / 0.28°
Position angle of the axis335.1°
Position angle of the bright limb238.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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