The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1986
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
3:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 290.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 17.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.04° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.76° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.