The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2138
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
3:43 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2669
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 12.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.86° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.11° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.