The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2107
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
12:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.81° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.93° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.