The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 27, 2187
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
4:47 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3274
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 | 295.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 254.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.40° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.34° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| 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.