The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2019
Waning Crescent
43.2% 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
3:15 AM
1:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1191
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 | 278.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.14° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.93° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.