The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2051
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
7:34 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1587
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.70° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.53° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.