The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
3:46 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1815
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 | 138.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 35.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -9.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.30° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.38° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.