The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 27, 2172
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
12:12 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3084
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 | 49.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.44° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.14° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.