The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
5:04 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -163
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.40° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.72° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.