The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 1911
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
6:05 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -145
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 | 343.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 193.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 5.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.54° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.07° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.3° |
| 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.