The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2106
Waning Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
2:07 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 283.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.55° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.18° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.