The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2038
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
2:03 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 286.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.69° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.74° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.