The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 1927
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.83° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.19° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.