The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2168
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
5:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3039
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.40° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.74° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.