The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2126
Waxing Crescent
22.3% 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
10:16 AM
12:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 56.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.30° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.11° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.