The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 1960
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
12:26 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 468
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -15.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.84° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.82° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.