The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2002
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
7:08 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 187.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.71° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.