The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2162
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
11:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2966
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 | 229.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.41° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.25° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| 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.