The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2138
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
7:42 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 210.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.92° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.76° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.