The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2014
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
9:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1136
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 | 45.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.74° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.70° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.