The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 1926
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
6:47 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.51° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.