The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
5:39 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 | 168.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 338.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.17° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.88° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.