The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 1938
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
5:49 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 189
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 | 326.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 198.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.69° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.