The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 1946
Waning Crescent
1.0% 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
5:06 AM
8:40 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 291
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.75° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.94° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| 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.