The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2097
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
7:08 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.21° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.50° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.