The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2047
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
11:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1538
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 | 27.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.37° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.05° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.