The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2161
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
10:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2948
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 | 23.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.63° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.63° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.