The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2036
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:53 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.28° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.30° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.