The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2081
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
4:10 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 298.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.66° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.09° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.