The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2118
Waxing Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
2:06 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2416
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 | 74.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 62.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.29° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.46° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.