The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 1957
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
5:20 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 424
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 | 333.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.54° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.03° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.