The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 27, 2188
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.00° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.59° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.