The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 2038
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
7:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1431
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.02° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.65° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.