The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 27, 2179
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
5:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 10.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.38° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.98° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.