The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 1994
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
2:19 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 888
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 14.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.64° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.60° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.