The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2104
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:50 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.67° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.84° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.