The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
5:59 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3077
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 | 340.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 177.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.65° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.32° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.