The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2144
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
3:39 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2737
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.37° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.82° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.