The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
5:36 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2020
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 | 165.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 344.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.64° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.86° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.