The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 1995
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
6:38 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 894
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 | 336.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 180.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.70° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.91° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.