The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2055
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
12:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.11° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.19° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.