The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
12:41 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2249
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 | 96.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.34° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.34° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| 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.