The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2166
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
5:43 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 191.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -0.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.55° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.