The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 1970
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
11:18 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 585
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 | 256.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.12° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.14° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.