The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 2173
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
2:15 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 256.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.06° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.01° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.