The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
5:05 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2051
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.97° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.