The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 1937
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
7:32 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 177
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.98° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.09° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.