The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2173
Waning Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 PM
2:31 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3102
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 | 258.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 283.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.36° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.66° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.