The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2140
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
9:59 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2694
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.35° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.63° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| 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.