The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 1983
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
7:05 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 746
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 310.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.73° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.10° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.