The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2024
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
4:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1259
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 | 307.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 9.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.05° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.87° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.