The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 1951
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
4:16 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 353
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 | 291.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.93° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.10° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.