The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 1945
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
7:03 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.51° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.