The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
6:42 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 13.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.67° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.65° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.