The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1975
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
1:12 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 653
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 278.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.95° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.32° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.