The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 1921
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
1:40 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -18
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 268.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.96° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.20° / 1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.09° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| 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.