The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2158
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
9:45 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2916
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.35° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.