The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
5:15 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -3.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.91° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.05° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.