The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 1991
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
11:36 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 851
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.63° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.08° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.