The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 2055
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.43° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.60° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.81° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.