The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2102
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
9:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2224
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 | 198.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.38° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.02° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| 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.