The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2002
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
12:54 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 251.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 296.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.72° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.50° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.