The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2159
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 188.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 332.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.67° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.28° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.