The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2055
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
9:07 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1637
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.30° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.73° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.