The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 1997
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
3:58 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 925
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 228.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.57° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.24° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.