The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 27, 2187
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
10:04 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 237.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.14° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.52° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.