The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
5:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1716
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 | 157.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.90° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.79° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.