The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 1921
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
3:41 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -15
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.55° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.21° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.