The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2177
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
10:27 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3151
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 | 65.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.92° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.03° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.