The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2174
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:49 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3114
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.66° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.17° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.