The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
5:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2725
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 | 157.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 0.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / -8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.30° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.83° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.