The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 21, 2027
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
6:41 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 299.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -19.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.29° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.