The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 1960
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:08 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 462
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 15.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.33° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.30° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.