The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2146
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
7:29 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -13.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.27° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.17° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.