The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 1945
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
1:48 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 282
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.14° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.26° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.