The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 27, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% 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
7:17 PM
6:07 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3262
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.74° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.12° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.