The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2082
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
10:49 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1976
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 | 72.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.64° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.66° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.