The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
84.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
4:35 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.5%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 133.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 30.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.99° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.05° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.