The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2109
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
6:11 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 332.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.11° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.34° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.