The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 23, 2027
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
7:54 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.99° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.57° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.