The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 27, 2194
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
2:49 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
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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 | 90.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.38° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.44° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.