The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2087
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
7:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2039
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 146.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.37° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.83° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.