The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 27, 2173
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
6:15 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3096
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.92° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.39° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.