The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2121
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
9:58 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 202.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 321.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.57° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.81° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.