The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2116
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
6:49 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 187.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 303.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.66° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.