The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2157
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:36 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2903
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 | 294.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.49° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.28° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.