The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 1979
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
8:42 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 14.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.66° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.19° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.