The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 1919
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:55 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -42
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.31° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.20° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.