The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2147
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
8:57 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2781
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 | 35.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.07° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.65° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.