The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
3:48 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2990
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 33.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -10.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.76° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.74° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.