The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
5:47 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.05° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.47° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.