The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2092
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:30 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2099
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.08° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.93° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.