The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2146
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2767
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.51° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.84° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.