The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 1993
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
12:58 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 870
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 | 66.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.87° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.12° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.