The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 27, 2176
Waning Crescent
22.8% 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
2:56 AM
4:03 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3139
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 | 303.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.99° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.