The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2017
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:55 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1167
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.91° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.10° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.