The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
4:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 38.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.10° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.83° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.