The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
2:04 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1779
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 | 113.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.79° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.80° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.