The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2095
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2131
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 | 272.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 233.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.49° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.96° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| 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.