The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 1992
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
6:44 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 864
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.59° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.95° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.