The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2029
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 PM
12:39 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1321
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 294.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.04° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.16° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.