The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2093
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
12:16 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2113
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.30° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.60° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.