The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
43.9% 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
3:29 AM
1:09 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 277.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.49° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.77° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.