The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
4:00 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3126
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.83° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.51° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.