The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2105
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
11:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 229.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.76° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.38° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.