The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 1917
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
12:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.28° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.62° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.