The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2056
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
11:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1655
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 | 225.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.35° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.36° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.