The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2036
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
12:10 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.67° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.41° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.