The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2043
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
4:52 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1493
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 | 294.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 259.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.76° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.85° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.