The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1971
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
12:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 604
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 | 95.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.79° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.58° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| 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.