The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2046
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
5:11 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1531
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 | 334.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 189.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.82° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.60° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.