The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2005
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
4:22 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1024
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 | 298.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 13.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.74° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.06° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.