The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2072
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
7:32 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 325.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 1.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.73° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.