The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2040
Last Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.02° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.56° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.