The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 1940
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
2:15 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 217
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 | 272.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.51° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.88° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.