The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 222.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -27.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.58° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.72° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.