The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2085
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2008
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 | 43.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.40° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.43° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.