The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2022
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
8:01 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1235
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 | 28.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.01° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.38° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.