The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 1934
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
12:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 146
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.71° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.85° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.