The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2120
Waxing Crescent
22.3% 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
12:30 PM
9:41 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 56.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.92° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.25° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.