The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2030
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
7:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1334
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.63° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.06° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.