The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Waning Gibbous
74.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:34 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.6%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1154
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 | 240.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.35° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.12° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.