The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
6:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1247
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 | 164.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.16° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.78° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.