The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2059
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
2:23 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1691
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 285.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.15° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.57° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.