The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 27, 2168
Waning Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
10:16 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3034
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.75° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.93° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.