The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 1911
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
9:33 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -141
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.14° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.03° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.