The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2052
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
10:12 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1605
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 | 52.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.15° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.71° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.