The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2111
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2334
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.91° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.32° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.