The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 1900
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
8:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -277
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.15° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.26° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.