The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1954
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
5:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 394
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.25° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.56° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.