The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2169
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3052
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.10° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.39° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.