The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2109
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
9:38 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2310
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 | 40.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.24° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.72° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.