The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2143
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
10:42 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2730
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 | 219.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.28° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.82° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.