The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 27, 2177
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
11:04 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3152
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.87° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.38° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.