The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2041
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
8:01 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1470
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -23.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.68° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.57° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.