The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2422
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 | 159.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.94° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.12° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.