The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
6:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2187
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 356.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 8.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.95° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.74° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.