The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
3:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 101.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.29° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.48° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.