The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
5:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 155.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 2.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.93° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.77° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.