The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 1917
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
11:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -67
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.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.08° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.79° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| 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.