The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 1978
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
4:31 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 690
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.94° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.92° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.