The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1948
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
3:28 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.48° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.36° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.