The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2051
Waning Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
3:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1592
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 | 277.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 265.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.10° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.20° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.