The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2137
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
2:31 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 81.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 59.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.87° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.64° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.