The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2006
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
10:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1037
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -28.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.61° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.04° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.