The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2104
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 91.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.35° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.97° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.