The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2052
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
6:51 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.36° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.35° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.