The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 1947
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
1:47 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 301
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 56.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.10° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.11° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.