The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2103
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
10:29 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2230
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 | 244.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.89° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.13° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.