The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 27, 2176
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
4:35 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3138
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 | 295.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.75° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.10° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.