The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2103
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:28 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2235
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 | 319.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.90° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.96° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.