The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2114
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
6:26 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2372
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.59° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.09° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.