The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2106
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
7:08 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2274
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 | 8.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.57° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.22° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.