The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2181
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
12:22 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3201
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 | 237.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.45° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.04° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.