The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2070
Last Quarter
44.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
3:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1827
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.48° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.01° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.