The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2090
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
10:24 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2075
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.65° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.30° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.