The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2102
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
8:29 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 192.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.89° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.41° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.