The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2178
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
8:59 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3164
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 | 191.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 329.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 19.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.09° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.08° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.