The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2074
Waxing Crescent
1.9% 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
7:42 AM
9:43 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1872
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.86° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.90° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.