The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 1932
Last Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
12:35 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 115
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.54° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.71° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.