The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2084
Last Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
1:06 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1995
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.32° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.72° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.