The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
5:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3195
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 | 157.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.1° / 0.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.02° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.21° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.