The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2125
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:26 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2509
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.84° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.40° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.