The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2040
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
7:02 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 187.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.36° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.31° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.