The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 1906
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
11:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -206
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.54° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.07° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.