The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
3:45 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 116.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 44.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.38° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.05° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.