The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1999
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
10:57 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 950
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 | 218.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.72° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.99° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.