The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 27, 2168
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
5:21 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 319.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.68° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.38° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.