The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 1954
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
2:28 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 387
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 | 288.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.16° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.39° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.