The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2093
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2112
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.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.17° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.20° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.