The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1976
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
10:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 666
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 | 61.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.96° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.12° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.