The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2053
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
7:55 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1618
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 10.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.58° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.