The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 1953
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
7:39 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 378
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 | 195.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 295.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.08° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.66° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.