The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
9:49 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 200.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 324.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.47° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.20° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.