The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2089
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
3:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2063
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 255.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.11° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.45° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.