The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
3:49 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1612
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 | 118.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 43.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.99° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.86° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.