The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 1998
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
9:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 932
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 | 16.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.84° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.91° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.