The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2159
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
7:33 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2928
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 333.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.