The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2096
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
1:29 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 67.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.14° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.95° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.