The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2033
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
6:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1364
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 7.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.56° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.55° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.