The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2119
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
3:52 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2433
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.26° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.67° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.