The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2156
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:58 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2886
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 55.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.90° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.83° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.