The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2030
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
3:57 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1327
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -2.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.23° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.39° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.