The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2158
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
7:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2910
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 | 345.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.81° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.21° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.