The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2164
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
1:02 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2985
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.00° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.48° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.