The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1482
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 | 163.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 355.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 7.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.90° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.98° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.