The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
6:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 542
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 | 160.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.38° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.98° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.