The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
5:51 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1951
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 | 163.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 348.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.34° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.98° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| 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.