The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1941
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 233
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 | 96.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.04° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.12° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.