The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2063
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:46 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.01° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.61° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.