The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
66.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
12:50 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.50° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.75° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.