The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
12:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2718
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 | 98.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.66° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.57° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.