The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 1941
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
9:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 227
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.02° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.11° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.