The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2043
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
4:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 301.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 11.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.54° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.48° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.