The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2027
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
5:14 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 335.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -7.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.27° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.