The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
3:28 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3090
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 | 131.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 41.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -8.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.50° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.72° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.