The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
3:23 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1092
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 | 298.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.50° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.58° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.