The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2053
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
6:59 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1617
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / -0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.