The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 1997
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
10:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 238.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.93° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.33° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.