The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 1900
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
5:55 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -281
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.10° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.82° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.