The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2039
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.69° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.38° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.