The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 1927
Waxing Crescent
17.3% 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
8:39 AM
11:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.91° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.40° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.