The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2069
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
1:50 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1810
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 | 83.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.07° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.11° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.