The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 27, 2189
Waning Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
11:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3300
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 309.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.20° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.44° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.