The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 27, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
77.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
1:59 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.5%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3089
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 | 123.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -22.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.57° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.36° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.