The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
67.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
12:35 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.4%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 369
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.43° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.70° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.