The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2139
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
9:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2682
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 | 52.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.66° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.00° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.