The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2049
Waning Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
4:06 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1562
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 | 306.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -1.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.08° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.19° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.