The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2031
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
12:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.83° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.73° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.