The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2100
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
3:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2199
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.65° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.69° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.