The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 1940
Waning Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
10:24 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 214
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 | 251.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.61° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.60° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.