The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 23, 2027
Waning Crescent
39.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
3:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.31° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.