The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2020
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
12:00 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 51.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.23° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.97° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.