The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2892
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 | 165.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.35° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.53° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.