The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
5:19 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2824
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 | 140.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 5.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.21° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.44° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.