The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
5:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 162.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.90° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.25° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.