The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2094
Waning Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
12:09 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2125
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.49° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.76° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.