The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2027
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
11:31 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 243.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.39° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.32° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.