The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2131
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
10:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 | 68.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.25° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.99° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.