The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2001
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 969
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 | 50.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.80° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.78° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.