The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2180
Waxing Crescent
6.6% 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
8:12 AM
11:07 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3183
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.82° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.81° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.