The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2040
Waning Gibbous
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
2:44 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.34° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.96° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| 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.