The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 2027
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
6:57 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 167.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.57° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.09° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.