The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
5:38 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1315
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 338.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.61° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.11° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.08° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.