The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
6:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 356.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 10.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.90° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.33° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.