The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2071
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
10:13 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1841
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.63° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.47° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.