The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2128
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
9:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2546
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.85° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.25° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.