The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2068
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:56 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 304.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.40° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.01° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.