The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 1927
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
8:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 56
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.76° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.12° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.