The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2078
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
6:52 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:33 PM, is deepest at 12:33 AM and ends at 2:32 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 307.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.09° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.