The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2017
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1173
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.51° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.60° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.