The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2175
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3121
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.15° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.25° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.