The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 1990
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 833
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 | 35.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.43° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.24° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.