The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2142
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:39 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2713
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.26° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.46° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.