The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2117
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
7:59 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2410
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 | 31.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.76° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.73° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.