The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 1966
First Quarter
44.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
2:38 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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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 | 83.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.49° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.28° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.