The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2052
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
10:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1606
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 | 55.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.12° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.93° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.09° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.