The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 1922
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -2
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 Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -14.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.19° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.39° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.91° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.