The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 1952
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 363
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 | 40.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.61° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.62° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.