The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2073
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
5:02 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1865
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 6.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.63° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.74° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.