The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
4:13 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 130.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 35.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 0.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.80° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.64° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.