The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2165
Waning Crescent
44.8% 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
12:22 AM
3:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.00° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.64° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.