The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 27, 2196
Waxing Crescent
35.1% 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
1:45 PM
11:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3386
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 | 72.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.96° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.76° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.