The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, October 27, 2062

Waning Crescent

24.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
24.1%
Age
24.9 days
Distance
372,400 km
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1729

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun301.33°
Phase angle121.20°
Illuminated fraction24.10%
Altitude / azimuth46.6° / 236.5°
Right ascension / declination10h 33m / 10.67°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude155.85° / 1.41°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.73° / -1.14°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-118.29° / -1.08°
Position angle of the axis20.1°
Position angle of the bright limb112.1°
Apparent magnitude-8.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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