The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1958
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
6:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 443
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 8:17 AM, is deepest at 10:27 AM and ends at 12:36 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.37° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.10° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.