The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
12:29 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1878
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 | 97.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.78° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.