The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 1935
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
1:33 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 152
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -10.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.63° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.09° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.