The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1969
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
9:30 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 579
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 | 208.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 330.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.11° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.46° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.