The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 1929
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
7:42 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 78
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 | 222.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.28° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.19° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.