The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2079
Waning Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
4:07 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1933
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 | 309.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 209.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.85° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.25° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.