The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2050
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
1:28 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1575
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 | 76.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.67° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.91° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.