The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 1981
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 721
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.15° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.66° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.56° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.