The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2003
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
4:50 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 318.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.03° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.25° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.