The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 1944
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
12:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 264
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 | 60.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.08° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.97° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.