The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2163
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
3:06 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 295.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.36° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.40° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.