The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 1903
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
9:52 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -240
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 3.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.02° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.87° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.36° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.