The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2140
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
8:34 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 193.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 323.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 11.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.51° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.02° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.