The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 27, 2169
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3053
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.56° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.75° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.