The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 27, 2187
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
4:46 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3275
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 | 304.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.04° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.99° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| 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.