The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2074
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1877
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.86° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.01° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.