The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 2190
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
6:00 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3312
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 07m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.48° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.13° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.