The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
3:12 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2855
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 | 128.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 46.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.03° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.52° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.