The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 1921
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
10:44 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -21
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 | 242.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.36° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.29° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.