The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 1987
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
9:19 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 802
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 | 63.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.32° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.33° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.