The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2079
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
8:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1940
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 | 32.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.12° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.14° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.