The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 1985
First Quarter
45.1% 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
10:56 AM
1:41 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 771
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 | 84.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 66.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.55° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.96° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| 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.