The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2041
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:28 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 54m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.37° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.19° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.