The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2149
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
5:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2804
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 | 311.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.66° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.94° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.