The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2098
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
8:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2174
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 35.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.52° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.97° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.