The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2109
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
10:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2311
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 | 50.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.17° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.07° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.