The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2046
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
12:25 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.08° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.10° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.