The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2116
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
1:09 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2396
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 293.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.24° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.81° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.