The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2116
Waning Gibbous
65.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
2:08 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.5%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.43° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.45° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.