The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 27, 1943
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
5:22 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 254
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 | 310.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.35° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.77° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.