The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2060
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
8:16 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1705
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 | 35.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 132.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.44° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.76° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.