The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2023
First Quarter
48.0% 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
12:17 PM
2:59 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 55.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.72° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.07° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.